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Patricia Bainter
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Caffeine Crawl Saturday
One of my rewards in the middle of the day is a Starbucks drive-thru for a grande, nonfat,…
Six Inches Plus? Pickle the Excess
We are talking about cucumbers, here—Armenian Yard Longs, in fact. The name suggests something quite more than a…
Corn: Elegant, Cool & Fun
It’s nearly the end of corn season. The stalks have been stripped but there are a few fresh…
It’s all in the Grind
I’m talking about the secrets to grilling the perfect hamburger, of course. There are many steps in the…
Cured: Where happy cheese lives
The store windows were taped with paper to keep out the lookie-loos. Mark and I had an appointment…
Artists in the Kitchen (video)
Chefs are artists who wield knives of all sizes to transform flesh and vegetable into plated sculpture. I…
Speaking of Fairly Tasty…
Speaking of pie, I thought I’d make one for us. I felt guilty for not including a recipe…
Fairly Tasty Stuff
A good old-fashioned county fair smells like funnel cakes and candy apples mixed with hay, manure, and sweaty…
Serving Up Patriotism, Part 2
Baked Alaska – what a delicious invention — moist cake soaking up cold ice cream that is slathered…
Tea! Don’t Drink it Naked
Do you drink your tea naked? It’s summer and while many of us have stripped off those winter…
How does Your Garden Grow
It has been a month since the first seeds went into the ground. Thirty days later I am…
If Rembrandt had a Kumato
IF ONLY REMBRANDT had a Kumato, he might have painted this darkly luscious tomato on a recycled canvas,…